Rehabilitation Specialist

Services For The Underserved, Inc.•New York, NY

1d•$19 - $21•Onsite

About The Position

This is a great opportunity for a Human Service professional seeking an overnight schedule. The Rehabilitation Specialist union engages people with mental illness to assist them in meeting the demands of community living and maintaining their mental health by teaching them the necessary skills, and linking them to services that will support their recovery, independence, entitlement, and self-determination. Must be able to work independently in the field and as part of a rehabilitation mobile services team with people of diverse ethnicities, backgrounds and preferences who have a mental illness and are living primarily in the community, are homeless, residing at scatter-site apartments and congregate living housing.

Requirements

Knowledge of Microsoft Office tools
Ability to provide crisis intervention utilizing good interpersonal skills with a high level of maturity and responsibility

Nice To Haves

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
Valid driver’s license preferred.
Experience working with people who have a mental illness preferred.
Basic knowledge of human services.
Bilingual (Spanish/English) speaking preferred

Responsibilities

Engage consumers in rehabilitation and helps the consumer in developing a Housing Support Plan
Facilitate and coordinate consumers’ access to services, resources (e.g. housing; entitlement. Educational; vocational; spiritual; social) and recovery-based supports both within and external to SUS
Teach consumers skills that will permit them maximal independence in maintaining their mental health, income, housing and employment, as applicable.
As needed, serve as an advocate for consumers of the mobile team in obtaining benefits, managing and coordinating their medical and psychiatric treatment and rehabilitation, and overcoming stigma and other barriers to community integration
Maintain up to date, accurate, complete and timely documentation of resident progress in individual client records.